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Patented May 14, 1929.

UNITED STATES mares PATENT OFFICE.

HUGO M. VOWINKEL. or sHEBoYGAN FALLSyW-ISCONSTN REGISTER.

Application filed April 30, 1928. Serial 110,274,101.

This invention relates to registers and is upper edge and hooked in ahorizontal position by means of retaining latches, so that the auxiliarygrating isadapted to hold articles to be dried, or otherwise treated,with the warm air.

Further objects are to provide a device which is adapted to hold thearticles in the position where they are in contactwith the greatestquantity of flowing air passing from the register, and to provide adevice which is automatically held in closed position by the tendency ofthe latches to swing downwardly into vertical position, whereby rattlingor other evidences of a loose connection are wholly avoided when thedevice is closed.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings inwhich:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 11 of Figure 2,showing the auxiliary grating elevated;

F igure2 is a face view of the structure shown in Figure 1 with partsbroken away.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the usual register body1 has been illustrated as provided with the usual grating '2. Theauxiliary grating 3 isa duplicate of the usual grating 1 and is hingedas indicated at 4 at its upper horizontal edge. The auxiliary grating isprovided with inturned ears 5 which pivotally receive the latches 6.These latches are each provided with notches 7 adjacent their innermostends. Normally, the auxiliary grating 3 hangs down over the grating 2and completely covers it and thus the register presents all theappearance of the usual type of register. However, when it is desired touse the device for holding articles, the auxiliary grating isswungoutwardly about its upper edge into the hori- Zontal position shown inFigure 1. The latches 6 receive a portion of the usual grating in thenotches 7 and thus hold the auxiliary grating rigidly in its horizontalposition.

-When the gratingis not in use, the latches are detached and the gratingswings downwardly. WVhen the parts are in their normal position, thelatches 6 hang downwardly and thus bear against the transverse membersof the usual grating 2 and thereby lock the auxiliary grating tightlyagainst the main grating andprevent rattling or inadvertent dislodgment.

It will be seen further that the device may be very cheaply constructed,that it is eminently practical, and that it holds the articles to bedried in the position where they receive the maximum flow of heated air.

It is to be notedpart'icularly that by having the auxiliary gratinghinged adjacent its top that when it is swung outwardly into ahorizontal position, that it is thereby located in a place to receivethe maximum amount of heated air. It is well known that the heated airfrom the registers rises and con sequent-1y by hinging the auxiliarygrating in the position described, that the maximum benefit fromtheheated air is secured.

Although the. invention has been described in considerable detail, suchdescription is intended as illustrative rather than limiting as theinvention may he variously embodied and as the scope of such inventionisto be determined as claimed.

I claim:

1. A register comprising a body portion adapted tonormally lie upon saidmain grating, said auxiliary grating being hinged along its tophorizontal edge to said body portion, said auxiliary grating having apair of latching arms pivotally secured at opposite sides of suchauxiliary grating and slidably projecting through said main grating andprovided with notches at their inner ends for engagement with the maingrating,

said latches being adapted to normally hang downwardly within said maingrating when said auxiliary grating is rocked downwardly into contactwith said main gratmg;

2. A register comprising a body portion having a main grating, anauxiliary grating duplicating the main grating and adapted to, normallylie parallel with and upon the main being adapted to normally hangdownwardly 1 Within the main grating when the auxiliary grating is lyingin its normal position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand atShebOygan Falls, in the county of Sheboygan and State 15 of 'Wisconsin.

HUGO VOWINKEL.

